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Boston Globe - Entertainment

Poppy on her Boston roots, 'Empty Hands,' and heavy metal heart - Ahead of the release of her seventh album, the Boston-born musician (and shapeshifter) reflects on her zigzagging career.

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Trump administration's travel ban causes Mandé Sila concert cancellation -- "If the bans were in place for our whole history, [we] would have lost 200 full-length concerts," said Global Arts Live CEO Connie C. Chin.

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don aucoin notebook - Williamstown Theatre Festival moving to a biennial schedule is a sign of the struggles many theaters face - The festival, long a home for star-studded productions, offered a new programming style in 2025, and then announced it would be skipping a season in 2026.

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Winter Arts Guide - 50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter - Whether you're a fan of Monet or the Dropkick Murphys, our Winter Arts Guide has something for you.

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Odie Henderson: Rachel McAdams sends for help, plus more winter movies

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Chris Vognar: 10 new and returning shows to watch this winter

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Read more stories from our Winter Arts Guide

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'Some Like It Hot,' updated for a new century, arrives at Citizens Opera House -- The classic film's subversive take on gender proved ripe for a modern reimagining on the stage.

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER - Can the 'Heated Rivalry' phenomenon help hockey become more inclusive for gay players? Suddenly, a sport that has never had an out-of-the-closet professional player, past or present, is the backdrop of a very gay love story on ice.

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Oscar nominations are this morning. 'Sinners' could make history. -- Horror films have traditionally been left out of the Oscars, but when nominations are announced for the 98th Academy Awards, Ryan Coogler's vampire tale "Sinners" could make history.

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THEATER REVIEW -- Touring 'Suffs' animates the birth of the 19th Amendment with Tony-winning musicality -- The entertaining show doesn't diminish the seriousness of the subject or skip over the darker aspects of the movement.

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ODIE HENDERSON REVIEW | ★ -- Lord have 'Mercy'! Amazon's new AI-based thriller is awful -- Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson star in this ridiculous sci-fi-mystery-thriller-courtroom drama.

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BOOK REVIEW -- When Bernie Goetz shot four Black teenagers in 1984 it was just one moment in a long history of white rage -- In her new book, historian Heather Ann Thompson looks at one defining event of 1980s America

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'Henry David Thoreau' argues the writer was more than his most famous work -- The new PBS docuseries, narrated by George Clooney and with Jeff Goldblum voicing Thoreau, delves into Thoreau's life.

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The HBO documentary 'Critical Incident' looks at a death, and a coverup, on the border -- The title sounds like it belongs to a generic action movie, but it's the name of a shadowy piece of government bureaucracy.

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Here are 10 of the best documentaries of 2025 -- Read on for Globe critic Odie Henderson's picks of the best documentaries of the year.

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The legacy of photographer Charles Daniels comes into focus at the Burren

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Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo to make Tanglewood debut this summer

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A superb HBO documentary spotlights Mel Brooks, 'The 99 Year Old Man'

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'It's like a narcissistic 4-year-old spoiled brat': Bernie talks Trump, Greenland, ICE, and more on 'Colbert'

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Meet Alexa Tarantino, the first woman to be a full-time member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

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Williamstown Theatre company won't return until 2027

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Timothy Busfield ordered released from jail before sex abuse trial

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For The Burren, there's no better 30th anniversary celebration than BCMFest

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'Secret Mall Apartment' documentary is coming to Netflix

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Can anything save the soul of a tycoon? In 'Vigil,' George Saunders mines empathy, memory, and heart.

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Green Day to open 60th Super Bowl with anniversary ceremony celebrating generations of MVPs

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How accurate is HBO's hit drama 'The Pitt?' We asked local emergency room doctors and nurses to weigh in.

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Ralph Towner, eclectic guitarist with the ensemble Oregon, dies at 85

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Bernie Sanders was not like other mayors

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Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, has died in Rome

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Karen Winn's novel 'The Society' reveals fictional 'history and mystery' on Beacon Hill

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